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US 2017/0285791 A1Published application
Touch detection on a curved surface
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsHongen Tu, John Robert Van Wiemeersch
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Abstract
A system includes a curved window and a light energy emitter arranged exterior to the curved window. The system includes a light energy receiver arranged exterior to the curved window and arranged to detect light energy emitted by the light energy emitter. The light energy passes over a touchpad provided on the curved window. A touch on the touchpad may be detected by the system.
Claims18
A system comprising:
- a curved window;
- a light energy emitter arranged exterior to the curved window;
- a light energy receiver arranged exterior to the curved window and arranged to detect light energy emitted by the light energy emitter;
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- the light energy passing over a touchpad provided on the curved window.
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A system comprising:
- a curved window;
- a touchpad provided on the curved window;
- a light energy emitter arranged exterior to the curved window;
- a light energy receiver arranged exterior to the curved window and arranged to detect light energy emitted by the light energy emitter;
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- the light energy emitter and receiver each positioned respectively at a first side and a second side of the touchpad.
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A system comprising:
- a curved window;
- means for emitting light energy;
- means for detecting light energy, the light energy emitting means and the light energy detecting means each arranged exterior to the curved window;
- means for providing a touchpad on the curved window;
- and
- means for detecting a deflection of the light energy.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.